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UN Human Rights Council Extends LGBTQ Rights Expert’s Mandate
Out South Florida
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The U.N. Human Rights Council on July 7 extended the mandate of the United Nations’ independent LGBTQ rights expert for another three years. The resolution passed with 29 countries (Albania, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, Colombia,...
European Commission publishes annual rule of law report
Irish Legal News
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The European Commission has published its sixth annual rule of law report, examining rule of law developments in all member states. For a second year, the report does not just cover the EU’s 27 member states but also includes chapters dedicated to...
Vllaznia Shkoder vs Daugavpils Prediction and Betting Tips | 10th July 2025
Sportskeeda
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July 9, 2025
Vllaznia Shkoder host Daugavpils at the Elbasan Arena on Thursday for the first leg of their clash in the UEFA Europa Conference League first qualifying round. For the fifth year in a row, the Albania side have managed to reach the qualifiers for...
The underrated artsy capital named Europe’s best budget city break
Time Out
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Often overshadowed by the popularity of Albania’s Mediterranean coastline, Tirana, the country’s capital city, is well worthy of a place on your city break radar, particularly if you’re travelling on a budget. When branding destinations as...
Loneliness and isolation – the hidden threat to health we cannot ignore
Mail & Guardian
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July 15, 2025
Graphic: John McCann/M&G Around the world, an invisible threat is increasing the risk of disease, shortening lives and fraying the fabric of our communities. Social disconnection — when a person lacks sufficient social contact, feels unsupported...
What NATO Countries Spend on Military, Health, and Education
Visual Capitalist
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July 15, 2025
See this visualization first on the Voronoi app. Use This Visualization What NATO Countries Spend on Military, Health, and Education This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible...
Ex-deputy PM faces trial over privatization scandal
Gazeta Tema
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July 2, 2025
TIRANA, July 3 – Albania’s former Deputy Prime Minister Arben Ahmetaj is facing possible trial over allegations of abuse of office tied to a controversial state property privatization, known locally as the “Bread” case. A pretrial hearing was held...
The most beautiful country you’ve probably never heard of
AOL
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Some countries are beautiful in the ways you expect: big monuments, glossy resorts, and famous landmarks. Albania isn’t that kind of place. It’s the kind that catches you off guard. Its beaches rival the Ionian, its mountains hold centuries of...
Albuquerque councilors host global group to share anti-human trafficking campaign efforts
ABQ Times - New Mexico
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July 15, 2025
Timothy M. Keller | City of AlbuquerqueTimothy M. Keller | City of Albuquerque Albuquerque City Councilors Dan Champine and Renée Grout hosted visitors from Global Ties Group to discuss efforts against human trafficking. The visit was arranged by...
Hague Court Cuts Jail Time for Kosovo’s ‘Commander Wolf’
Balkan Insight
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July 14, 2025
Pjeter Shala during the announcement of the appeals verdict, July 14, 2025. Photo: Kosovo Specialist Chambers/Livestream. The Appeals Panel at the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague on Monday reduced the 2024 sentence handed to former Kosovo...
28 ‘Ndrangheta Associates Arrested for Drug Trafficking and Violence
Albanian Daily News
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Europol has supported Italian law enforcement in dealing a heavy blow to the ‘Ndrangheta criminal organisation. In an action day conducted on 8 July 2025 across Italy, Spain and Albania, special intervention teams have arrested 28 suspected...
Kosovo fighter's sentence cut despite court upholding convictions for murder, torture
ABC News - New York
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July 14, 2025
THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- Appeals judges at a European Union-backed court upheld murder, torture and arbitrary detention convictions against a former Kosovo war liberation fighter Monday. But they cut his prison term from 18 years to 13 years,...
Economic Confidence Declines in June
Albanian Daily News
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Albania’s economic sentiment index decreased by 2.2 percentage points (pp) in June to around 6.4 pp above the long-term average, after increasing by 1.1 pp in May, the central bank said on Tuesday. The decline reflected decreases in the industry...
Albanian watchdog flags ATM fee issues, urges reforms
Gazeta Tema
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July 1, 2025
TIRANA, July 1 – Albania’s Competition Commission has called on the central bank to tighten oversight of ATM withdrawal fees, after a market review revealed low transparency and inconsistent charges, especially for foreign cardholders. The...
'Invisible threat' claims thousands of lives worldwide as 'overlooked' epidemic behind more than 100 deaths per hour, WHO warns
GB News
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July 14, 2025
The World Health Organisation has issued a worrying warning over an "invisible threat" that claims 871,000 lives annually worldwide. Social disconnection, encompassing loneliness and isolation, affects nearly one in six people globally, driving up...
Ksamil, Two French Brothers Crashed with Each-Other in the Sea
Albanian Daily News
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Two brothers, tourists from France in Albania crashed with a jet ski in Ksamil. The event happened at 17:00 pm, as the tourists A.I. 25 and I.I. 22-year-old crashed with each - other, in the sea after one of them lost the control of the jet ski....
A repeat of dark history? | READER COMMENTARY
Capital Gazette - Maryland
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July 8, 2025
In 1943, the United States Post Office issued postage stamps honoring 12 former and current European countries overrun by Nazi Germany. Each stamp shows the flag of the overrun nation. These are Poland, Czechoslovakia, Norway, Luxembourg,...
In Free Fall
NOW Lebanon
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July 14, 2025
🔊 Listen to Post 'If Lebanon doesn’t act, it will become Bilad al-Sham again,' warns Tom Barrack, Israel escalates strikes as US increases pressure on Hezbollah, Hezbollah satisfied with Lebanese response to US disarmament proposal amidst American...
Albanian insurance market expands, life policies remain limited
Gazeta Tema
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July 2, 2025
Albania’s insurance sector grew in the first five months of 2025, with total premiums collected rising 7.6% to 10 billion lek (€90 million), driven by strong demand for mandatory and non-life coverage, according to the Financial Supervisory...
Statement of Shkodra Prosecution after 'Attacks' of Prime Minister on Illegal Constructions
Albanian Daily News
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In view of the public declarations made by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Albania, commenting on the decision rendered by a Prosecutor of the Prosecution Office at the Court of First Instance of General Jurisdiction in Shkodra, we hereby...